The Master Plan: Building Houston Executive Airport
Houston Executive Airport is under construction on land north of Interstate 10, between Brookshire and Katy. Houston Executive Airport will have convenient access to Interstate 10, Highway 90, the Westpark Toll Road and a Union Pacific rail line, providing rapid ground access to the west Houston energy corridor and the Greater Houston Metropolitan Area.
Building an Airport from a Clean Slate
Construction on the Houston Executive Airport began on November 18, 2005. It is projected to take 400 days to complete infrastructure, including the runway, taxiways, ramp, lighting, fencing and drainage improvements. Thanks to better than expected winter weather and an aggressive approach towards construction, the project is currently well ahead of schedule.
The Phase I construction is located on 190.642 acres of the overall 1,980 acre site. The project engineer for Phase I is Garver Engineers. Tribble & Stephens is the Phase I general contractor and W.T. Byler is the primary site work subcontractor.
Construction on additional portions of the overall site will proceed in subsequent phases and as demand warrants. In the meantime, the balance of the site remains in agricultural use. Construction of initial hangar, FBO, office and fuel facilities is expected to commence by the third quarter of 2006.
WCF, LLC anticipates opening Houston Executive Airport to the public in the first quarter of 2007.
Houston Executive Airport will feature:
- 5050' hard surface runway 18/36 featuring GPS approaches and appropriate runway and runway environment lighting
- Jet A and 100LL aviation gasoline
- Highest grade business aviation terminal and office facility
- Business aviation storage and maintenance hangars
- Community amenities including park, picnic and aviation youth activity areas
- Greenspace conservation program on airport property between runways and taxiways
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| 5050 x 100 foot runway | ||||
| 6000 x 100 foot runway | 7000 x 100 foot runway | |||
| Business aviation terminal | ||||
| Community Sports Complex | ||||
| Aviation Education Center | ||||
| Airport restaurant | ||||
| University Aviation Dept. Satellite Campus | ||||
| Aviation Trade School | ||||
| Control Tower | ||||
| Airport park | ||||
| 1 Parallel taxiway | 2 Parallel taxiways | 3 Parallel taxiways | ||
| 1 Aircraft ramp | 2 Aircraft ramps | 4 Aircraft ramps | 6 Aircraft ramps | |
| 1 Community hangar | 3 Community hangars | 5 Community hangars | 10 Community hangars | |
| 1 Corporate hangar | 3 Corporate hangars | 5 Corporate hangars | 25 Corporate hangars | |
| 25 "T" hangars | 50 "T" hangars | 75 "T" hangars | 100 "T" hangars | |
| Aircraft based at Houston Executive Airport: | ||||
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| 5 Turbine | 10 Turbine | 30 Turbine | 150 Turbine | |
| 25 Piston | 45 Piston | 170 Piston | 350 Piston | |
| 5 Corporate | 15 Corporate | 25 Corporate | 125 Corporate | |
| 3 On-demand Charter | 6 On-demand Charter | 10 On-demand Charter | 35 On-demand Charter | |
| 22 Personal | 35 Personal | 165 Personal | 340 Personal | |
| 45 Operations per day | 100 Operations per day | 250 Operations per day | 575 Operations per day | |
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| 1,980 acres of development, including 190.642 acre airport tract | ||||
| Airport Infrastructure Improvements: $18 million | $20 million | $30 million | $45 million | |
| Airport Tenant Improvements: $750k | $4 million | $8 million | $18 million | |
| Taxable Aircraft: $10 million | $20 million | $50 million | $150 million | |
| 20 employees | 30 employees | 50 employees | 645 employees | |
| Significant non-aviation taxable personal property | ||||
| Significant taxable commercial real estate | ||||
| High-dollar transactions subject to sales tax | ||||
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| Office Buildings | ||||
| Warehouse Facilities | ||||
| Distribution Facilities | ||||
| Light Industrial Facilities | ||||
